by Louie Ferrera | May 26, 2021 | Nature
When we were shopping for our first home nearly twenty years ago, one of the things that attracted us to our neighborhood was the easy access to a network of trails that criss cross Santa Rosa and Paulin Creeks. This trail system is truly an oasis and a hidden gem in...
by Louie Ferrera | May 3, 2021 | Meditations
Every so often, a line will come to me in a dream and be on my mind when I awaken. I keep a pen and paper by my side of the bed so I can write these lines down before they melt away along with the dream. Sometimes one of these little gifts from my subconscious becomes...
by Louie Ferrera | Apr 20, 2021 | Love
Twenty years ago the ringing sound of heels on a metal staircase marked the beginning of a new chapter in my life, only I didn’t know it at the time. The most pivotal moments in our lives quite often announce themselves with great fanfare. Weddings, the birth of a...
by Louie Ferrera | Mar 30, 2021 | Nature
At the spring equinox last year the world was in turmoil. A mysterious and deadly virus that began “over there” had made it to our shores. Schools, movie theaters, restaurants, health clubs, basically all “non-essential” businesses were immediately closed. Baseball,...
by Louie Ferrera | Mar 14, 2021 | Nature
Taylor Mountain is a 1,000 acre gem in the crown of the numerous open space preserves that dot Sonoma County. I was enjoying a day free from obligations today and hiked to the mountain’s 1,380 foot summit. Once at the top I was higher than the hawks and turkey...
Yes! I enjoyed this writing, and the commentors' notes as well. "We played the music and the music played us"…
Person-to-person gifts of back-yard fruit, and compassionate acts done just for others, carry messages of human kindness that can't be…
The joy we got from sharing music, in real time, together, and in real life, was a generational gift that's…
Glad you included the vineyards, the lovely contrast of large, bright-yellow leaves with the dusky purple of grapes peaking out…
Just for S&G I looked up Louie Road on the map. It’s kinda half way twixt Yreka and Weed. Just…